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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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