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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the key 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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