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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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