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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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