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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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