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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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