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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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