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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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