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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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