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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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