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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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