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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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