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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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