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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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