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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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