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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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