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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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