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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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