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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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