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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the 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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