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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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