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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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