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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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