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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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