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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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