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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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