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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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