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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key 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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