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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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