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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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