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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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