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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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