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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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