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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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