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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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