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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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