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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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