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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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