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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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