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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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