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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online learning have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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