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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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