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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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