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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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