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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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