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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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