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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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