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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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