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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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