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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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