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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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