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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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