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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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