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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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