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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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