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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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