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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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