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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important 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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