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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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