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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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