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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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