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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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