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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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