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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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