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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 massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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