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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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