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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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