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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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