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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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