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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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