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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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