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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations 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 online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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