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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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