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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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