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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands 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 expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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