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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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