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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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