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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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