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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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