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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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