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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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