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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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