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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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