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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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