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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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