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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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