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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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