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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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