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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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