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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Fiji to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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