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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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