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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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