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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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