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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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