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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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