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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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