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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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