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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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