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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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