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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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