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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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