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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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