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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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