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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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