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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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