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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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