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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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