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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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