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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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