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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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