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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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