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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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