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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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