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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers 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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