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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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