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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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