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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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