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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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