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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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