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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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