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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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