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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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