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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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