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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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