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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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