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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in digital education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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