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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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