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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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