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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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