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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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