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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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