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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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