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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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