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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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