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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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