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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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