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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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