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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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