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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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