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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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