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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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