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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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