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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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