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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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