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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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