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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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