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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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