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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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