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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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