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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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