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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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