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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major 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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