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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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