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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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