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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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