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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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