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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the 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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