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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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