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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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