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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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