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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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