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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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