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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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