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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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