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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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