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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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