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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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