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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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