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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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