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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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