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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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