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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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