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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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