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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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