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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently 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 subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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