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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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