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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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