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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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