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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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