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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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