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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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