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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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