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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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