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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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