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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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