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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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