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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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