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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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