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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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