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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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