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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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