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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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