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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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