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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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