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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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