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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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