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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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