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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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