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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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