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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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