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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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