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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important 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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