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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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