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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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