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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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