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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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