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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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