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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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