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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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