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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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