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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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