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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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