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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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