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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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