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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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