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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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