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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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