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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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