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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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