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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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