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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key 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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