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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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