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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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