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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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