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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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