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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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