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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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