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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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