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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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