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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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