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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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