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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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