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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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