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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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