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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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