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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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