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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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