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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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