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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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