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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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