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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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