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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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