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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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