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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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