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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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