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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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