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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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