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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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