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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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