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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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