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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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