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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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