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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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