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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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