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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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