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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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