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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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