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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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