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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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