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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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