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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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