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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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