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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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