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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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