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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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