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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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