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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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