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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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