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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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