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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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