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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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