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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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