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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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