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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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