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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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