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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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