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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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