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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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