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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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