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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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