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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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