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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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