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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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