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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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