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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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