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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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