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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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