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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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