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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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