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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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