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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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