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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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