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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important 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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