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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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