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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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