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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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