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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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