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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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