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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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