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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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