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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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