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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in digital education technology enable people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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