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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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