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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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