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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in digital education technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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