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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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