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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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