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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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