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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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