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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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