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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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