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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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