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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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