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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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