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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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