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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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