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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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