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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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