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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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