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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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