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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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