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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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