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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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