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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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