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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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