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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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