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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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