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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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