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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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