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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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