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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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