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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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