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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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