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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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