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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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