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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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