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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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