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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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