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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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