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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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