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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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