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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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