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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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