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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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