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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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