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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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