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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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