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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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