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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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