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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping 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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