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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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