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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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