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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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