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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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