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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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