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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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