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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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