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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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