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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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