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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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