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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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