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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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