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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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