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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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