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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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