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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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