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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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