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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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