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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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