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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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