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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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