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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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