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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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