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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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