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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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