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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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