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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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