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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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