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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are usually 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 issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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