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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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