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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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