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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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