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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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