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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key 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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