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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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