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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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