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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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