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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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