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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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