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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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