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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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