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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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