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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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