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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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