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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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