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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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