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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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