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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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