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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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