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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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