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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the 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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