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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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