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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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