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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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