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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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