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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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