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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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