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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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