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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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