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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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