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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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