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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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