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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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