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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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