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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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