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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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