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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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