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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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