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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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