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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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