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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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