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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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