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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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