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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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