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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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