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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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