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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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