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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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