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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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