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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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