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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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