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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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