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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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