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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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