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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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