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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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