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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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