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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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