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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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