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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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