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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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