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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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