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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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