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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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