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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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