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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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