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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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