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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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