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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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