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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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