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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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