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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Chile to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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