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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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