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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-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 control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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