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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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