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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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