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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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