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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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