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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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