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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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