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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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