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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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