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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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