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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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