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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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