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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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