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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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