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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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