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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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