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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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