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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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