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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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