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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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