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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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