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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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