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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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