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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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