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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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