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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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