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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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