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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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