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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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