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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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