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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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