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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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