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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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