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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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