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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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