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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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