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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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