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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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