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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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