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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the 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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