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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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