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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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