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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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