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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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