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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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