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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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