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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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