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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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