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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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