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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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