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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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