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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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