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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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