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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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