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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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