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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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