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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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