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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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