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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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